Six sentenced in fentanyl distribution case that caused ‘massive number’ of overdoses in Murfreesboro | News
Six individuals were sentenced this week for their alleged roles in a fentanyl...
02 July, 2019
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Four Firefighters exposed to Fentanyl after responding to a call in Cape Coral
Four Firefighters exposed to Fentanyl after responding to a call in Cape Coral ...
02 July, 2019
Man indicted in fatal drunk driving crash on Saginaw Chippewa Reservation
BAY CITY, MI – A federal grand jury has indicted a Mount Pleasant man on a murder charge after police accused him of killing another man in a four-vehicle pileup while he was drunk driving and on other drugs.The grand jury in Bay City...
02 July, 2019
DOJ pushes Congress to permanently close loophole for knock-off fentanyl
The Department of Justice is calling on Congress to enact into law a temporary order from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) classifying fentanyl-like drugs as controlled substances. The 2018 order, which closed a legal loophole in U.S. drug laws that make Americans vulnerable to what...
02 July, 2019
Canadian Doctors Prescribe Opioids to Keep Patients Off Street Drugs — Pain News Network
“It’s not just a prescription for pills, but it’s a relationship between myself and the patient and a commitment to make things better,” Sereda said. “That involves me taking a risk and giving them a prescription, but it also involves the patient committing to doing...
02 July, 2019
Report: Items tossed in sewer after Amesbury girl brought to ER | Local News
LAWRENCE — After Carlos Rivera left Chloe Ricard, 13, of Amesbury at Lawrence...
02 July, 2019
Caution issued about increased carfentanil deaths across Ontario – Barrie 360Barrie 360
It is the most potent – and most deadly – of opioid drugs. Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams, says in the first four months of this year there was a 50 per cent increase in deaths in Ontario...
02 July, 2019
Facebook Is Censoring Harm Reduction Posts That Could Save Opioid Users’ Lives
High Wire is Maia Szalavitz's reported opinion column on drugs and drug policy. As Facebook rolls out its campaign with the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids to “Stop Opioid Silence” and other initiatives to fight the overdose crisis, some stalwart advocates in the...
02 July, 2019